The 1912 Cincinnati football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference during the

1912 college football season The 1912 college football season was the first of the modern era, as the NCAA implemented changes to increase scoring: *Teams were given ''4 downs'' instead of ''3 downs'' to gain ten yards *The value of a touchdown was increased from ''5 points ...

. In their first season under head coach

Lowell Dana Lowell Brockway Dana (February 26, 1891 – December 6, 1937) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Cincinnati, serving from 1912 to 1913, and compiling a record of 8–7–2. Dana d ...

, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record. Robert Heuck was the team captain. The team played its home games at Carson Field in Cincinnati.

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